William Vivanco (born October 6, 1975, in
Santiago de Cuba
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The municipality extends over , and contains t ...
) is a Cuban composer and musician.
Vivanco learned to play guitar by visiting Casa de la Trova on Calle Heredia in
Santiago de Chile
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. He
busked in the streets and performed with a professional children's choir.
Vivanco first came to
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. when he was 23 years old. He made his first solo album, ''Lo Tengo To' Pensa'o'', a mix of
Brazilian music
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,
pop, and
reggae
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, under the Bis Music label in 2002. His most well-known song is "Cimarrón" (meaning "one who lives on mountaintops"). The song refers to African slaves who ran away from their Spanish masters.
In 2006, Vivanco recorded his second solo album, ''La Isla Milagrosa'', produced by
Descemer Bueno
Descemer Bueno (born July 5, 1971) is a Cuban singer, songwriter, and record producer. His first professional gigs were playing bass with Cuban troubadour Santiago Feliú.
Early career
Bueno studied music and became a music teacher before formi ...
and
Roberto Carcassés. As of recent, Vivanco's music style has emulated the traditional music of Santiago de Cuba as opposed to pop and funk styles.
Vivanco has performed at the Les Transmusicales de Rennes Festival (2003), Paleo Festival de Nyon (2004) and Les Nuits du Sud festival in Vence, France (2005) as well as the night of
Les Nuits de Fourvière in Cuba.
Discography
* 2002: ''Lo Tengo To' Pensa'o''
* 2006: ''La Isla Milagrosa''
* 2009: ''El Mundo Está Cambia'o''
* 2016: ''Mejorana''
* 2018: ''La isla milagrosa (Remasterizado)''
* 2020: ''Trece Con Magia''
References
Video interview of William Vivanco on Havana-Cultura
External links
* http://www.planete-aurora.com/en-vivanco/a.php
* https://www.nme.com/video/id/kYyewB0iMyc/search/vivanco
* http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4by5d_william-vivanco-el-pilon_music
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100329045703/http://www.cubaabsolutely.com/music/contemporary.htm
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Cuban composers
Male composers
Cuban male singer-songwriters
Cuban singer-songwriters
1975 births
Living people
Cuban male musicians